[Primeira Parte]
B                            G#7
Well it seems you thought it over
        C#
And you feel I'm not the one
        F#                                B   F#
And you think you might do better on your own
        B              G#7
You say lover's vows only hold you down
     C#
So I guess I'm moving on
            E         F#            B
But what'll you think about me when I'm gone
E         B
(When I'm gone)

[Segunda Parte]
B                  G#7
What'll you think about me
     C#
When I'm gone said and done
         E             F#
When old memories fall like footsteps
          B          F#    B
While you think it's me coming home
                               G#7
Well I thought your eyes could see compromise
           C#
But that's one thing you've never done
        E        F#             B
What'll you think about me when I'm gone
E         B
(When I'm gone)

[Terceira Parte]
          E             F#
Will some other's kiss taste sweeter
            B     F# B
Or  will my pictures haunt your room
        C#
Will it make your nights pass easier
        F#
Or will you think you were a fool
        B                        G#7
When my pillow's bare and you're lying there
       C#
Will a heartache linger on
        E         F#            B
What'll you think about me when I'm gone
E         B
(When I'm gone)

[Final]
                  F#            E
What'll you think about me when I'm gone
          B
(When I'm gone)